Title

Macehead of Narmer, Protodynastic Period (Egypt), c3300 - c3200 BC. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Macehead of Narmer, Protodynastic Period (Egypt), c3300 - c3200 BC. The cow and a calf, might symbolise the nome of Theb-ka, or the goddess Hathor and her son Horus, deities associated with kingship since earliest times. Dimension: height: 19.8 cmdiameter: 18.7 cmweight: 10 kg//Oxford, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Date

3300 BC

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Reference

HRM19E80_181

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

91,6Mb (3,2Mb) / 18,1in x 19,7in / 5428 x 5900 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal close up animals symbolic religious limestone country Egypt religion cows cow calf weapon weapons ceremonial color colour Egyptian decorative deity God war location century image studio shot concept Hathor close-up symbolism goddess warfare horus mace weaponry black background Ancient Egyptian Ancient Egypt Early Dynastic macehead James object 32nd century BC Unknown protodynastic period Narmer HIERAKONPOLIS Mizraim Ashmolean Museum Dynasty 0 Narmer macehead James Quibell Quibell Narmer James Quibell object